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Hours & locations

The Stanford University Libraries include Green Library (the main campus library), Lathrop Library (technology services & study spaces), 14 specialized branch and department libraries, and 3 auxiliary libraries housing less-used or overflow materials. Five coordinate libraries, connected to graduate schools and other organizations, have their own websites and policies. The collections of all these libraries are indexed in SearchWorks.

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering grad students, postdocs, faculty, and visiting scholars with a current Stanford ID plus faculty from any department are eligible for 24-hour access to Swain. All applicants are required to attend a one-hour orientation tour.

The East Asia Library is located in the Lathrop Library, with collections on the basement, 2nd and 3rd floors of the north building. The entrance to the library is located on the 2nd floor. Wheelchair/disabled access to the EAL is via the elevators at the south building of Lathrop Library.

The library is open to the public, though borrowing privileges are restricted to Stanford affiliates. Circulation services end 15 minutes prior to closing.
Loan periods:
Books and scores : Academic quarter
CDs and DVDs : 7 days
Bound periodicals and other Limited Loan : 7 days for graduate students and faculty
Reserves : 4 hours, unless otherwise noted

Members of the Stanford community must show a current Stanford ID. Non-Stanford users must show a current photo ID. All users must register upon their first visit every academic year. All of our materials are located off site. Patrons must request materials 2 full business days before planned date of use. In some cases, paging may take up to a week. Phone reference is by appointment only.

Stanford ID or Visitor Registration with a valid gov't photo ID is required for building access. A small reading room is available to visitors. Items from this library may also be paged to other campus libraries via Searchworks. Delivery usually takes 1 business day.

SAL-Newark is a storage-only facility; collections are pageable through Searchworks for use on-campus. SAL3 has a small reading room open to members of the Stanford community by special appointment. Please contact the Subject Librarian in your research area (or email greencirc@stanford.edu for referral) to arrange on-site use of the collection at SAL3.

Department of Philosophy
Main Quad, Building 90
Stanford, CA 94305-2155

Tanner Library is open to all members of the Stanford community with a valid Stanford ID. For questions regarding access and borrowing privileges, consult with staff at the Tanner Philosophy Library circulation desk, which you can reach at (650) 723-1539.